Energy Consumption(2) one column image(s) firstEnergy Consumption in Terajoules per production unitcenter

PU is an index taking into account the change in total production volume, measured in value (CHF).

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1015centertop(1) one column text firstThe energy consumption per production unit has dropped significantly. Thanks to increasing energy efficiency total energy consumption has fallen in spite of higher production volumes.left

The chemical and pharmaceutical industry consumes some 3% of the total Swiss energy production. With its share of some 15% of the total industrial energy consumption it ranks as a major industrial consumer alongside the cement, glass, paper and engineering industries.

Throught efficient use of the energy the consumption rose during the periode 2002-2007 by only about 12 % from 27'123 to 30'591 TJ despite of a production volume increase of about 50 %.